New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-11

At 10 o'clock in the morning everybody trooped
down TO the riding school TO sec the cavalry dnhS
but everybody didn't get In. There are only TWO
small galleries In tho building and tho official ana III
yitod guests nearly filed those. that when tho
rest OF the crowd admitted they had to content
themselves with little nothing I'm the way OF space
and satisfaction The floor of the barn-llke building
strewn thick with tanbark to make soft place 10
fall Three four dozen men Of the bfst class,
in gray uniforms, spurs and gloves, mounted as many
flne seels with a great canhing OF sabrs' ana inc
circus began with captain Augur for ringmaster.
Round and round tho hall the line went the young
cavarymcn swinging their sabres In AWFUL proximity
their horses Then the horses were brought
up into lire tho word from Captain Augur and tho
troopers climbed about them in a most reckless man
ner. facing to the roar TO either SIDE jumping on
and climbing again both standing stu or at fun
eaop With feet out of the stirrups the cadets rode
around sashing lcahern pads posts supposed TO
represent Indians heads, and stabbed the air IN
tho cndoavor carry OIL a ring suspended hom posi-
one mans horse fell as he went around the turn
but ito soft talbaIk saved him broken leg. Cadet
Alexander tho coOTed monbor OF tue class, rode
extremely we'll and scoIod bag average OF Imaginary
scalps. Then the saddles were taken of and tho
whole progIamme was repeated BAREBACK In NauF
lng Oh and over his horse Cadet Peck sprancd his
ankc. When captain Augur had exhausted his stock
of difficult tasks bo dismissed Tie company, ami a
tired OF cadets hled out one door and "et lot oi
iOIse- were lei out or the other.
la The afternoon the whole INST class marched down
u tho wa,cI ego, paddcd tLe pohtoOnS Into mo
anu dcfty laid sofons bridge noorhs u timber ana
pLAuA .,ploss them. bridge ot eleven spans AID
LCstIos tOa. cusn 10 Itct, "As DuII AZ aOOuo
tLry 1--WE minutes
C.p~4i commanded AID super ised the oler-
alton, aided by nio DIe 81 bo.iaLu' DuAo, "i'o
| An up all VI iui4itaIS clioiAcc. Ils
1Ac bOalu U. sLOis Las Lad lS Mai hS1eins anu
tho gaI4Os reports aIe ICa4y 10 10 Tuned ChIoA
Mr. CAIldss sAIIm guIIinoe tho ineIOors vi no
isvard more NeIscd III nIIGtIy Inat.cfs have done
LAuCn clIlv.ul pain-tahlns NOrA. fOur VI the mem
O,e0s la the Confederate so. ice anu 80 q d.
wore ia Lhc LuIon army ihoS ivpVt hooe sIH1nS
Ooneai Merritt ehconI nSe years service as suto..
| iucn,rAL LI.ng which attention IL cdiIcu Is
mat Academy "a has Its lu quota VI Students
1Als Is hOt bchciA4!J ALO"n some SOueIS sliA,ll
fas 10 nominate candidate, or on IeJecto u ther
lie inStitutlon Is nsV or doing all sooI oi which
| n - capable. ono way 10 remedy tils would be "
| Formerly 10 was allowed forty. Then the number
1 Was cut down 10 ton, snd 50 remains at present.
| TALON, under command of Coiontl HasbIOueh, wa
drawn At the brow Of the hiii while COMPANY Ma
| orGcncral. Whom General Merits carriage reachee
tho back seat In frvck and hlgh white hat the
batLioD fell into limo and escorted hu " Genera Ae
lis Louso Iiaf an hour suiced for the uanslor-
nation from a peaceful ou4en " wArlkc COMMANDER
and then in full unliorm the General OF the Army
! re-, ewed tho cadet corps. large number Of spect
,or. wltnessed the review and last dress parade
| which came Immediately after Tho members Vi ule
nr.t class turned out with side arms Only, ana at te
close of the parade forward In body While The
| band played Aud Lang syne - ~, -,
| I'm tho Evening Grant Hall was oiled with the
cadet. and their ladies' fair FROM . TIL IL 80 Wait
succociod polka according 10 the programme Oh hg
| Graduating f.p. In former years puch time anu
| sunting have been expended In decorating tho hal
for tho hop but now thanks TO Major spurghs tasIF
mi frcscoos and wall papers hr9 IS no noci oa any
| n,rther identifying. Mr.. Chihs has male MrahSe
! rneuts 10 have tho name "Grant haI cut lht" inc
| s,onc,work over tho door OF the hall
| Tanker A. r.. Baeman, well known IN wall streei
and I'm Warrington. has returned with his steam ach
tie Meteor and will probably tako General sherman
| an n little cruise up the river. General Horace
Porter is at the West Point Hotel and Colonel frel
| s.rant and wife are M Cran-ton's. General X q"
ncnardes and wife have been here for several days
The General commanded one Of tho MEXICAN batteries
| rum which some OF the cannon exhibited bcro a
| trophies were captured.